Vetra Pendant

Overview

Vetra Pendant comes from Joan Gaspar (2018) and is a pendant lamp. At first glance it could be a traditional, old-fashioned, blown-glass lamp.

Construction

• Matte-finish blown glass shade, completely closed, with the light source outside it
• Much of the light directed downward, the rest filtered toward the inside of the shade
• Lacquered aluminium dissipater
• LED included, dimmable
• Black electrical cord, 300 cm

Specifications

• 43 x 43 x 19.8 cm (W x D x H, shade)
• Two colours

A closed glass shade as a reflector

Turning Vetra on yields a surprise. Joan Gaspar uses a completely closed glass diffuser as a reflector and places the light source outside the shade instead of inside it. The lamp gives off more light than one would expect, without glare.

Light that goes down and glows inside

Much of the light goes down; the remainder is filtered into the shade and subtly lights it from within. When the lamp is on, its entire outline is drawn out, like an echo multiplying the light.